[That Romney trusted the owner of the company to ensure that his workers were legal is a concern to me. It indicates a level of naivety that is incompatible with being president and Commander in Chief.]
What is worse, and something I’ve been accused of bigotry about, is the lawncare company owner is Mormon. So Mitt acted to protected the interests of someone in the church rather than the interest of a prospective president. If the lawncare owner had been Gentile, Mitt would likely have canned him way back when.
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It does appear from what I've read, that their shared Mormon faith did influence Romney's decision.
Here is my problem with all of this. If the press is asking and finding out these people are illegal and holding his feet to the fire, shouldn’t we demand they do it for all candidates? Seems a piling on here is expedient for the anti Romney crowd. I am Hunter supporter first and foremost, but lets show some consistency of values here. I am sure he is not the only candidate that has this issue, its just that we don’t demand the press scrutinize all for the same issue. That would be fair and balanced reporting.